The International Association of Ryukyuan and Okinawan Studies (IAROS) is a worldwide network of scholars engaged in the study of the language, the history, the culture, and the natural environment of the Ryukyu Islands (today the Prefecture of Okinawa and parts of the Prefecture of Kagoshima, Japan). IAROS was founded in 2006 at the 5th International Symposium on Okinawan Studies at the University of Venice. The founding comprises scholars from Okinawa and from mainland Japan; from the countries of China and the U.S.A.; and from the continents of Australia and Europe.
Planning Committee (as of June 30, 2008)
Regions: the regional representatives
Okinawa: Hateruma Nagayoshi, Higa Masao
Japanese Mainland: Katsukata (Inafuku) Keiko , Kiyonari Tadao
America: Gregory Smits
Australia: Hugh Clarke
Europe: Rosa Caroli
Advisors: Koji Taira, Hokama Shuzen
Organizers: Sumiya Kazuhiko, Josef Kreiner
Planning Committee (as of June 30, 2008)
Regions: the regional representatives
Okinawa: Hateruma Nagayoshi, Higa Masao
Japanese Mainland: Katsukata (Inafuku) Keiko , Kiyonari Tadao
America: Gregory Smits
Australia: Hugh Clarke
Europe: Rosa Caroli
Advisors: Koji Taira, Hokama Shuzen
Organizers: Sumiya Kazuhiko, Josef Kreiner
An ethical bank, also known as a social, alternative, civic, or sustainable bank, is a bank concerned with the social and environmental impacts of its investments and loans. The ethical banking movement includes: ethical investment, impact investment, socially responsible investment, corporate social responsibility, and is also related to such movements as the fair trade movement, ethical consumerism, and social enterprise.
Europe
;Denmark
*Andelskassen Oikos
*Arbejdernes Landsbank
*Dragsholm Sparekasse
*Folkesparekassen
*Merkur Andelskasse
*Ikano Bank
;Germany
* GLS bank
* EthikBank (German wiki-article)
* Triodos Bank, triodos.de
* Umweltbank (German wiki-article)
; Netherlands
* ASN Bank
* Triodos Bank, triodos.nl
;Spain
*
* Caixa Ontinyent
*
* Fiare
* Triodos Bank, triodos.es
;Switzerland
* Alternative Bank Schweiz ABS
* Freie Gemeinschaftsbank
;United Kingdom
* The Co-operative Bank
* Ecology Building Society
* Islamic Bank of Britain
* Reliance Bank
* Shared Interest
* Triodos Bank, triodos.co.uk
* Unity Trust Bank
;Other European countries
* Austria: EthikBank (German wiki-article)
* Belgium: Triodos Bank, triodos.be
* France: Crédit coopératif, (French wiki-article)
* France: NEF (French wiki-article)
* Hungary: MagNet Bank
* Italy: Banca Etica
* Norway: Cultura Bank
* Sweden: JAK members bank
North America
;Canada
* ATB Financial, Based in Edmonton, Alberta. Owned by the Province of Alberta
;USA
* Beneficial State Bank, Headquartered in Oakland, with branches throughout California in Sacramento, East LA, North Hollywood, Fresno, Bakersfield, Santa Rosa, Porterville, and Visalia, as well as Portland, OR and Seattle, WA. Beneficial State Bank is a community development financial institution (CDFI), certified B Corporation, and a Global Alliance for Banking on Values member.
* City First Bank, Based in Washington, DC, First City Bank is an FDIC insured, nationally chartered commercial bank with a mission to support and strengthen underserved communities in Washington DC and the surrounding suburbs.
* New Resource Bank, based in San Francisco. New Resource is a commercial bank that focuses on businesses that share their mission to progress sustainability within their community.
* RSF Social Finance, based in San Francisco, not a 'bank,' but offers social investment accounts with rates comparable to bank CDs
* Spring Bank, Based in the Bronx, New York, with branches in the Bronx and Manhattan, New York. Spring Bank is an FDIC insured commercial lender and certified community development financial institution (CDFI) with a stated mission to expanding financial inclusion in low-income neighborhoods.
* Urban Partnership Bank, Based in Chicago. Successor to ShoreBank
Other value-based banks in the US and around the world can be found with Global Alliance for Banking on Values.
Oceania
;Australia
* Bank Australia, based in Kew, Victoria, is a financial co-operative that attempts to operate responsibly by upholding environmental, social and economic values.
;New Zealand
* Prometheus
Alliances and networks
Global Alliance for Banking on Values
The Global Alliance for Banking on Values (GABV) is a membership organization founded in March 2009 by BRAC Bank in Bangladesh, GLS Bank in Germany, ShoreBank in the US, and Triodos Bank in the Netherlands. It is currently made up of 27 of the world's leading sustainable banks, from Asia, Africa, Latin America to North America and Europe.
National Community Investment Fund
National Community Investment Fund (NCIF) invests in mission-oriented banks and other financial institutions that provide responsible financial services in underserved communities. The NCIF Network includes over 30 US banks that qualify for inclusion based on their Social Performance Metrics and on their participation with NCIF initiatives to advance mission-oriented banking.
Europe
;Denmark
*Andelskassen Oikos
*Arbejdernes Landsbank
*Dragsholm Sparekasse
*Folkesparekassen
*Merkur Andelskasse
*Ikano Bank
;Germany
* GLS bank
* EthikBank (German wiki-article)
* Triodos Bank, triodos.de
* Umweltbank (German wiki-article)
; Netherlands
* ASN Bank
* Triodos Bank, triodos.nl
;Spain
*
* Caixa Ontinyent
*
* Fiare
* Triodos Bank, triodos.es
;Switzerland
* Alternative Bank Schweiz ABS
* Freie Gemeinschaftsbank
;United Kingdom
* The Co-operative Bank
* Ecology Building Society
* Islamic Bank of Britain
* Reliance Bank
* Shared Interest
* Triodos Bank, triodos.co.uk
* Unity Trust Bank
;Other European countries
* Austria: EthikBank (German wiki-article)
* Belgium: Triodos Bank, triodos.be
* France: Crédit coopératif, (French wiki-article)
* France: NEF (French wiki-article)
* Hungary: MagNet Bank
* Italy: Banca Etica
* Norway: Cultura Bank
* Sweden: JAK members bank
North America
;Canada
* ATB Financial, Based in Edmonton, Alberta. Owned by the Province of Alberta
;USA
* Beneficial State Bank, Headquartered in Oakland, with branches throughout California in Sacramento, East LA, North Hollywood, Fresno, Bakersfield, Santa Rosa, Porterville, and Visalia, as well as Portland, OR and Seattle, WA. Beneficial State Bank is a community development financial institution (CDFI), certified B Corporation, and a Global Alliance for Banking on Values member.
* City First Bank, Based in Washington, DC, First City Bank is an FDIC insured, nationally chartered commercial bank with a mission to support and strengthen underserved communities in Washington DC and the surrounding suburbs.
* New Resource Bank, based in San Francisco. New Resource is a commercial bank that focuses on businesses that share their mission to progress sustainability within their community.
* RSF Social Finance, based in San Francisco, not a 'bank,' but offers social investment accounts with rates comparable to bank CDs
* Spring Bank, Based in the Bronx, New York, with branches in the Bronx and Manhattan, New York. Spring Bank is an FDIC insured commercial lender and certified community development financial institution (CDFI) with a stated mission to expanding financial inclusion in low-income neighborhoods.
* Urban Partnership Bank, Based in Chicago. Successor to ShoreBank
Other value-based banks in the US and around the world can be found with Global Alliance for Banking on Values.
Oceania
;Australia
* Bank Australia, based in Kew, Victoria, is a financial co-operative that attempts to operate responsibly by upholding environmental, social and economic values.
;New Zealand
* Prometheus
Alliances and networks
Global Alliance for Banking on Values
The Global Alliance for Banking on Values (GABV) is a membership organization founded in March 2009 by BRAC Bank in Bangladesh, GLS Bank in Germany, ShoreBank in the US, and Triodos Bank in the Netherlands. It is currently made up of 27 of the world's leading sustainable banks, from Asia, Africa, Latin America to North America and Europe.
National Community Investment Fund
National Community Investment Fund (NCIF) invests in mission-oriented banks and other financial institutions that provide responsible financial services in underserved communities. The NCIF Network includes over 30 US banks that qualify for inclusion based on their Social Performance Metrics and on their participation with NCIF initiatives to advance mission-oriented banking.
Jean-Paul Nomel (born 23 June 1988 in Ivory Coast) is an Ivorian footballer who is last known to have played for of the Maltese Second Division.
Career
Hungary
Added to Szeged 2011 of the Hungarian Nemzeti Bajnokság III, Nomel was indoctrinated into believing he could achieve by Szeged coach Major László Intending to reach the higher levels of Hungarian football, until being let go mid-year and reuniting with Szeged. He suffered a knee injury 20 minutes into his league debut with Siófok.
Unable to speak Hungarian, he communicated in English and French throughout his stay in Hungary. the Ivorian went back to Germany with FC Neuruhrort in 2013, completing a move to ASV Neumarkt mid-season before being let go a year later.
Luxembourg
Reinforcing US Hostert of the Luxembourg National Division for the second half of 2014/15.
Personal life
Supporting Chelsea and looking up to Emmanuel Adebayor, his father had not wanted him to pursue a career in football, explaining that it was not a job.
Career
Hungary
Added to Szeged 2011 of the Hungarian Nemzeti Bajnokság III, Nomel was indoctrinated into believing he could achieve by Szeged coach Major László Intending to reach the higher levels of Hungarian football, until being let go mid-year and reuniting with Szeged. He suffered a knee injury 20 minutes into his league debut with Siófok.
Unable to speak Hungarian, he communicated in English and French throughout his stay in Hungary. the Ivorian went back to Germany with FC Neuruhrort in 2013, completing a move to ASV Neumarkt mid-season before being let go a year later.
Luxembourg
Reinforcing US Hostert of the Luxembourg National Division for the second half of 2014/15.
Personal life
Supporting Chelsea and looking up to Emmanuel Adebayor, his father had not wanted him to pursue a career in football, explaining that it was not a job.
Felix Velarde is an entrepreneur who was co-founder of Head-Space.
Early life and education
Career
An early specialist web design agency, Hyperinteractive created graphical websites for brands including Snickers and Allied Domecq, and created the first interactive awards productions for the Cannes Advertising Festival and D&AD. In 1997 he launched Head New Media with Creative Director Jason Holland. Head went on to become the digital arm of the world's fourth-largest advertising network, Interpublic's Lowe & Partners (now MullenLowe Profero) in 1998 and was the world's most awarded digital agency in 1999. Also in 1999, Velarde and Holland were the subject of Keeping Creative, an episode of BBC Knowledge's 15 part series, "The Crunch," profiling innovative entrepreneurs. An offshoot of Head, Interactive Television agency Head End, produced the first Interactive Television commercials for Tesco and Unilever and built the wapTV developer community for Sky.
In 1996 Velarde was a founder of strategy company, Underwired. Having left Head New Media in 2001 he became Underwired's CEO, selling it to Hasgrove PLC in 2009. In 2012 he arranged an MBO and was Underwired's Chairman until selling his stake in 2014.
Velarde was also CEO of an agency roll-up The Conversation Group between 2013 and 2016. He is a Non-Executive Director of several agencies and start-ups and chairman of MomentumABM, which pioneered Account-Based Marketing.
Early life and education
Career
An early specialist web design agency, Hyperinteractive created graphical websites for brands including Snickers and Allied Domecq, and created the first interactive awards productions for the Cannes Advertising Festival and D&AD. In 1997 he launched Head New Media with Creative Director Jason Holland. Head went on to become the digital arm of the world's fourth-largest advertising network, Interpublic's Lowe & Partners (now MullenLowe Profero) in 1998 and was the world's most awarded digital agency in 1999. Also in 1999, Velarde and Holland were the subject of Keeping Creative, an episode of BBC Knowledge's 15 part series, "The Crunch," profiling innovative entrepreneurs. An offshoot of Head, Interactive Television agency Head End, produced the first Interactive Television commercials for Tesco and Unilever and built the wapTV developer community for Sky.
In 1996 Velarde was a founder of strategy company, Underwired. Having left Head New Media in 2001 he became Underwired's CEO, selling it to Hasgrove PLC in 2009. In 2012 he arranged an MBO and was Underwired's Chairman until selling his stake in 2014.
Velarde was also CEO of an agency roll-up The Conversation Group between 2013 and 2016. He is a Non-Executive Director of several agencies and start-ups and chairman of MomentumABM, which pioneered Account-Based Marketing.